O/S Daily Monday 28 November 2016

O/S Daily Monday 28 November 2016

This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome, please do come in, put your feet up (although check the fence hasn’t just been painted first!) and join us for an Old Style natter. The more the merrier!

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Some people who chat here like to try to answer everyone. Don’t feel you have to though, a general “hi everyone, hope everyone’s well” is fine.


Morning everyone

Hugs to those that want/need them x

Happy birthday to those with a birthday x

Still dark, but dry underfoot and quite mild. Hoping to get some washing on the line before I leave for work.

DH up and gone to work stupid early. DS1 now getting ready for work. DS2 still in his pit, will wake him in a while.

Lunch yesterday was roast pork, roasties, mash, cauli/broc cheese, carrots, HG green beans, peas, yorkshires and gravy - was all lovely and only yorkshires and cauli/broc cheese as LO's, but joint was a small one so I wasn't too bothered about there being any left as I don't like reheating pork and it goes hard once cold. Tonight will be fish, chips/jacket potato, beans/veg.

We had a lovely time away - although the weather was very cold and frosty but beautiful sunshine, hotel and the staff were lovely and really friendly and helpful, I got all the xmas shopping pretty much done, there's just both sets of our parents and 1 nephew (both parents get a voucher - 1 for big diy store and other for a theatre they like to visit, they choose what they want to see and pay with said voucher, 1 x nephew - DH's sister's son, we don't have very much to do with them, but send him a cheque for birthdays and xmas as DH's parents sent cash year before last and nephew made a comment last year about not receiving any money the year before ...............(DH's parents told us last year just before xmas, so we now give a cheque) - there's a huge long history of issues with DH's sister, so we're not being mean, just trying to do the best we can in the situation we find ourselves in. We managed not to overspend and prezzies were bought with the cash that we took, we only paid for DH's watch (he's needed a new one for ages but had a £50 voucher - found one in a sale that he loves, and so we paid for it with voucher and the rest on the cc, but did that for the insurance cc brings). This is the first year I've not spent loads on the cc, makes you much more aware of what you're spending.

Back to work today for me, hoping it'll be quite busy so the day passes quickly. The changes to the bin collection service have been announced starting last week, so expecting that to be a frequent enquiry.

Keep safe and well x

nmlc x